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The Enterprise and Innovation Research Group (EIRG) is focused on developing the research agenda of the Regional Development Centre in the area of enterprise, economic entrepreneurship and innovation.

The research endeavours of EIRG will utilise the wealth of primary data and knowledge on business start-up support and development accumulated by the RDC and will strive to inform new programme development and new company support initiatives.

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) recently launched a new business support programme targeted at digital content creators across the six border counties of the Republic of Ireland, most of Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland.

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Preparations are underway as Dundalk prepares to welcome representatives from TV stations all across Europe for the annual CIRCOM Conference (the European Association of Regional Television). This will be the first time that the conference has been held in Ireland and approximately 300 delegates are expected to travel to Dundalk for the three-day event from May 20th-22nd 2015.

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Án Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD paid a visit to DkIT this week where he met with representatives from the Institute’s Executive Board and Governing Body, Research Centres as well as the Students Union, the Student Enterprise interns and the personnel from the Regional Development Centre .

The Programme, managed by the Regional Development Centre, has grown organically from one Student Enterprise Intern with a cross-campus focus, to a total of four School-based Student Enterprise Interns.

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr Dermot Ahern TD and the Minister for Education and Science, Mr Batt O Keeffe TD today announced that a €20 million refurbishment programme at the P.J.Carroll's factory in Dundalk has been approved for funding by the Government under the National Development Plan.

Two significant events at this years’ Fleadh included the launch of the album Our Dear Dark Mountain with the Sky Over It by DkIT doctoral student Seán McElwain and a concert by Leitrim band Ceolus featuring music from a tradition currently under investigation by DkIT student Conor Ward as part of his doctoral studies.

Engineering Entrepreneurs combine specialist technical knowledge with business skills. They are interested in innovation and design, new venture development and the link between engineering sustainability and business.